The Lancet11d
Vaccination in Africa—no hesitancy without access
Mpox vaccines are finally trickling into Africa after having been available in non-endemic, high-income countries for more ...
The Citizen6d
Foot-and-mouth disease still a risk for livestock industry
we have had various cases of FMD disease in cattle, African swine fever in pigs and avian influenza in poultry. “While animal disease outbreaks are not unique to South Africa and are common ...
New Vision27d
US accepts Ugandan's FMD vaccine patent application
“The challenge with the FMD is that the virus changes a lot and there are many different strains from every part of the country and each affected country across Africa. So, when you make a ...
FiercePharma4d
Quantoom, DNA Script and EVA Pharma unite on Africa mRNA project
Back in 2023, the World Health Organization opened an mRNA vaccine hub in Cape Town, South Africa, tapping local biotech Afrigen Biologics for a pilot project focused on making a homegrown mRNA ...